Obtaining a Costa Rican Driver's License

Recently I had the opportunity to help a friend obtain a Costa Rican driver's license. With the departments recent move to new facilities in La Uruca, the process was very quick and efficient.

There are only 4 things you will need:

1) A form filled out by a doctor. All doctors have this form and if you don't have a preferred doctor, there are doctors available just outside the offices.

2) You will need photo copies of 2 pages of your passport, (photo page and entry stamp page). This proves you have been in the country for less than 90 days.

3) Just before you enter the building, you will notice a BCR trailer, here you will need to pay the registration fee (about 4,000 colones)

4) With these documents in hand go to the second floor where they will be reviewed and stamped.

5) Now you go to the first floor for the information to be input into the computer system, photo taken and a digital scan of your finger print taken. Wait 5 minutes and you have your new license.

I highly recommend obtaining this license for anyone who visits on a regular basis or people who are intending and extended stay.

The entire process took less than 1 hour.

Rod